Jan. 01, 2010

Caffeine and Alcohol

If you've ever rung in the New Year with friends, had a champagne toast or two, and then had a cup of coffee before driving home -- please don't do that again. Research published this month in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience found that in mice, caffeine was no help in countering the effects of alcohol on learning and decision making. We'll talk to one of the authors of the study.